Category Archives: See you in Court

See you in Court

Call for Information Regarding Legal Proceedings

Posted on by Wouter Looman
31
Jul

Mobilisation for the Environment, Greenpeace NL and Milieudefensie recently won a landmark case against the nature permit (habitats and birds directive) of Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. Summary This is a call for information from the legal team that has been working on the case for the past two years. Our team aims to force the government […]

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License, See you in Court

Brussels Airport loses permit: retake for environment and health?

Posted on by Admin3342
21
Jul

By Benjamin Clarysse 17 Jul 2025 Only a permit with adequate conditions for nitrogen, noise and climate, among others, can provide legal certainty. Simply dusting off the existing permit would obviously be inappropriate and cynical. The Council for Permit Disputes today annulled the environmental permit for Brussels Airport because of procedural errors. Bond Beter Leefmilieu […]

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Night flights, Noise, See you in Court

Stop Noisy Night Flights At Brussels Airport

Posted on by Admin3342
12
Jun

A recent complaint filed with the Ombuds Service for Brussels Airport about (night flight) noise nuisance solicited following reaction from the Ombuds Service:  ‘There are solutions to the problem of organizing flights at Brussels Airport without shifting traffic from one side to the other. We advocate a stricter approach especially for integrators (express cargo) and […]

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Noise, Politics, See you in Court, Stop Pollution

Schiphol, KLM, Transavia and the Dutch state are being sued for assault

Posted on by Admin3342
09
Dec

Residents of Schiphol are going to file a complaint of assault for years of sleep deprivation due to serious noise pollution. They believe that the sleep disturbance is an attack on the health of the victims. The case is also being filed against the Dutch state, as the largest shareholder of Schiphol, and against KLM […]

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Balanced Approach, Capping flights, Noise & Health, See you in Court, Your action

Schiphol must surrender undeserved flights

Posted on by Admin3342
13
Aug

Now that the Dutch Supreme Court has prohibited the State from eliminating the lawlessness around Schiphol via a fast route (Experimental Regulation), the question is whether this will succeed via the route of the EU Balanced Approach Regulation (BAR). The prospects are not favourable. Under pressure from opponents, the objective has been watered down. The […]

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Noise & Health, Pollution, See you in Court

Brussels environment agency sues airlines on account of noise pollution

Posted on by Admin3342
01
Aug

For the first time, the Brussels environment agency is taking legal action against airlines that overfly Brussels and do not comply with noise standards. In May 63 official reports were drawn up. Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe is one of the municipalities where noise pollution is most acute. Read more Source: flandersnews.be

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Balanced Approach, Capping flights, Let's cap aviation, Politics, See you in Court, Your action

Local residents of Schiphol after court ruling: ‘Finally recognition’

Posted on by Admin3342
21
Mar

Violation of the European Convention on Human Rights According to the court, people living near Schiphol have not been sufficiently protected against the noise pollution caused by aircraft for years. The state thus acted unlawfully. A group of local residents, united in the Foundation for the Right to Protection against Aircraft Nuisance (RBV), had initiated […]

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Capping flights, Let's cap aviation, Night Flight Ban, Night flights, Noise & Health, See you in Court

Local residents of Schiphol are taking the Dutch State to court

Posted on by Admin3342
14
Jul

The residents, represented by the Right to Protection against Aircraft Nuisance (RBV), demand that the minister put an end to the serious nuisance and sleep disturbance caused by air traffic at Schiphol Airport. More than 200,000 local residents are seriously disturbed by aircraft noise every day. And more than 23,000 people are disturbed in their […]

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Campaigning, Noise & Health, Politics, See you in Court

Balanced approached, the French failure

Posted on by Admin3342
26
Mar

After air pollution … Noise around the big airports, the other failure of the French state! 18 associations and collectives seized the President of the Republic and the Prime Minister to request the application of European legislation France does not respect EU regulation 598/2014, which came into force in 2016! This text requires Member States […]

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Campaigning, Politics, See you in Court, Stop Runways

Court: 3rd runway at Heathrow is illegal

Posted on by Admin3342

Big news. The Court of Appeal – the second highest court in the land – ruled that, as it stands, Government policy on the proposed 3rd runway at Heathrow is illegal. This is because when drawing up the National Policy Statement on Airports, which is the official document used to give Heathrow permission to draw […]

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